Tug Texian; Corpus Christi, TX

Corpus Christi, TX | 2005-Jan-14

Initial Notification: On Friday morning, 14 January 2005, the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator was notified of a Tug incident off Pelican Island in the Corpus Christi Channel. At approximately 2345 last night, while in tow with 2 empty barges, the M/V TEXIAN hit a dredge pipe breeching the bottom of the starboard fuel tank that was reported to hold 6500 gallons of diesel (a total of approximately 9000 gallons was reported on-board). The tug lost both barges in tow.